Redbreast 15 years Single Pot Still 46°

Redbreast 15 years Single Pot Still 46° is made half from malted barley, and the other half from unmalted barley. It is then aged in bourbon barrels and oloroso sherry barrels. No cold filtration for this “whiskey” produced by Midleton Distillery! Our tasting note from Thomas […]

FAIR Rum Belize XO 40°

FAIR Rum Belize Extra Old is a traditional molasses rum produced in this small Central American country open to the Caribbean Sea and bordered by Mexico and Guatemala. This fair-trade rum owes its existence to the participation of 6,000 small producers grouped together in a cooperative. [...]

Elements Of Islay CI 8 55.2° (1.5°)

Elements Of Islay CI is a blend between different bourbon casks, all distilled in 2008 from the same Caol Ila distillery. Bottling was carried out in 2017 without cold filtration or titration reduction (full proof). Tasting note by Thomas The nose seems extremely straightforward. Behind [...]

Ron 1914 41.3°

Ron 1914 is a traditional rum from the Las Cabras distillery. Distilled from local molasses, it is aged in bourbon barrels in a tropical climate, before being blended and bottled on site. Nico's tasting notes On the nose, this is a rum that has been well [...].

Aberlour 12 years un-chillfiltered 48°

This single malt from the famous Speyside distillery has been aged in ex-sherry and ex-bourbon casks. It has not been chill-filtered, to preserve as much of the aroma as possible. Thomas' tasting notes The nose begins with caramel and café au lait. Then apple cake [...].

A look back at Whisky Live Paris 2018

The great annual gathering of spirits always brings its share of new releases, and distilleries try to keep their secrets to this day in order to surprise us. We went to the Cité de la Mode et du Design with the idea of discovering just a handful of new bottlings, and as usual nothing [...].

Kavalan Classic Single Malt 40° (40° proof)

Kavalan Classic Single Malt is the benchmark whisky produced in Taiwan. This blend comes from several casks: ex-bourbon, sherry, wine and refilled casks. Thomas' tasting notes The nose is clearly fruity. Apricots and a hint of mango are coated with honey (or even royal jelly), giving this [...].

Takamaka 8 years 40° 1 liter!

The sugar cane from which Takamaka 8 ans is made comes from the island of Mahé. Once distilled in an iron and column still, the rum is placed in bourbon barrels for 8 years. Nico's tasting notes The nose is typical of traditional molasses rums. It is [...]

Teeling Single Malt Revival IV Muscat 46° (Muscat)

The Revival series celebrates the opening in 2015 of the Teeling distillery. After the rum barrels, the calvados barrels and the Pineau des Charentes barrels, here is a one-year finish in muscat barrels (moscatel) preceded by a 14-year maturation in bourbon barrels. This edition limited to 10,000 […]